Franklin County commissioners seek to lease Ottawa IGA space
The Franklin County commissioners announced plans to lease the 1428 S Main Ottawa IGA building if vacated, even though the north half is already leased or sub leased to Ottawa Family Physicians and Clinic Pharmacy. The rest houses the Health Department, extension office, and a large meeting room.
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Franklin County
Ottawa Iga
S. Main
Topeka
Ottawa Family Physicians and Clinic Pharmacy
Franklin County Health Department
Franklin County Extension Office
Alco
Franklin County Commissioners
Letter to the editor on Guns vs Tobacco in Ottawa Herald
A reader responds to John Marshall's Guns vs Tobacco editorial from July 19, 1993, arguing tobacco deaths exceed gun deaths in the US, supporting tobacco place bans, defending gun rights for self defense, and criticizing law enforcement and the judiciary for failing to protect citizens.
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John Marshall
Ottawa Herald
Mr. Marshall
United States
U.S
America
Ottawa Night Walk Through Time and Quiet Streets
A nocturnal stroll through Ottawa chronicles dim lights, streets waking, and small city details. The observer notes porch lamps, a police stop involving three teens, a dawn glow over Haley Park, and a mural of a vacant J C Penney site as the city readies for sunrise.
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Ottawa
15Th
Main
Watson
Fourth
Haley Park
J.C. Penney
State board elections loom over Kansas agriculture saga
Kansas politics face a clash over reform as a federal judge ends the Farm Bureau backed, closed election for the Agriculture Board. Governor Finney may appoint an acting secretary, while the Legislature weighs a cabinet level structure. Education board dynamics echo in debate on public accountability and lobbying power.
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Topeka
Kansas Board of Agriculture
Kansas City
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau of Kansas Livestock Association
Joan Finney
Finney
Senate Agriculture Committee
David Corbin
Sedgwick County
State Agriculture Convention
Corbin
Agriculture Board
State Board of Education
Commissioner of Education
Education Board
Senate
The
New Education
State School Board Association
State Association of School Administrators
Board of Agriculture
Livestock Association
Ottawa School Enrollment And Start Date
Enrollment details for Ottawa students list August 17 and 18 for middle and high school. Eighth graders enroll August 18 from 8:30 to 1:00, seventh from 1:00 to 12:30, sixth from 1:00 to 2:30, with 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. open slots. High school enrollment splits by class on August 17 and 18. First day of school is August 30, half days 8:00 a.m. to noon, breakfast served, no lunch.
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Otawa
Ottawa Middle School
Ottawa High
It's Your Quarter community dialogue on local issues
Readers question the county commission plan to move into the IGA location and suggest using the old courthouse or annex spaces. They ask why a grocery store isn’t encouraged and call for budget cuts at City Hall. The letter talks welfare misuse, derby stories, and invites further input via a toll free number.
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County Commission
IGA
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Karl.a. van Assell
Owl
Evans
Clinon
Neiapa
South Main
Jim Hitch
Harris News Service
City Hall
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